ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition, RTX5080-O16G-NOCTUA, 16GB GDDR7, 2x HDMI, 3x DP

Mit der Asus GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition erscheint demnächst die allererste Grafikkarte der aktuellen Generation mit Noctua-Lüftern. Wie bereits alle vorherigen Modelle mit Noctua-Lüftern ist auch die neue Variante der GeForce RTX 5080 flüsterleise und liefert im Test ein beeindruckendes Ergebnis ab.

When you’re chasing top-tier graphics performance, a few names always pop up—ASUS STRIX is one of them. Gamers love STRIX for its sleek design and powerful cooling. Now, ASUS shakes things up again with a new Noctua Edition RTX 5080, a bold experiment that trades RGB flair for near-silent operation. Picture this: your PC is whisper quiet, even under full load. That’s thanks to those signature brown-and-beige Noctua fans spinning at a barely audible hum. You do give up a bit of case space—a four-slot cooler isn’t for every build—and you’ll feel that premium price tag when you check out. But if you value peace and quiet as much as raw power, it feels worth it. Under the hood, the RTX 5080 runs on NVIDIA’s latest Blackwell GPU, packing a hefty 10,700 CUDA cores. The Founders Edition starts at a 2.3 GHz base clock and hits 2.62 GHz on boost. If you crave extra speed, Noctua Edition RTX 5080 OC model pushes that boost clock to 2.7 GHz. Compared to the RTX 4080 and its Super edition, you get a modest bump in frequency and benchmark scores. It can’t quite match the flagship RTX 5090, but it carves out a sweet spot just below it. Beyond raw numbers, you also get NVIDIA’s cutting-edge features: hardware-accelerated ray tracing that brings lighting to life, neural shading for realistic textures, and DLSS 4’s Multi-Frame Generation. In graphically intense titles like Alan Wake 2 or Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing on, DLSS 4 can double your framerate, making high-res gaming feel smooth. Some folks worry AI-boosted frames might look odd, but by now, it blends in seamlessly. Power-wise, we rate the board at 365 W total draw. Real-world gaming usually pulls slightly less, but ASUS still recommends an 850 W PSU to play it safe. Hook up three DisplayPort 2.1b and two HDMI 2.1b ports, and you’re ready for multi-monitor setups or a single ultra-high-bandwidth display. In the end, the Noctua Edition RTX 5080 OC offers silence at all cost. Theah means a four-slot design, marrying slightly tweaked overclocked performance with a chassis-frenzy footprint (this card is BIG!). The Noctua Edition RTX 5080 is a quiet achiever—just a touch tuned at the factory to keep temps in check, so you can game hard without the whir of fans in the background. It's intended for a niche select crowd that has to have deep pockets, though.

ASUS and Noctua—two market leaders—have joined forces to release the new GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua OC Edition. Our testing confirms it’s the quietest RTX 5080 you can buy, with the most powerful cooling solution on the market. However, it comes with a hefty price tag of $1,500.